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petrel
[ pe-truhl ]
noun
- any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
petrel
/ ˈpɛtrəl /
noun
- See storm petrelany oceanic bird of the order Procellariiformes, having a hooked bill and tubular nostrils: includes albatrosses, storm petrels, and shearwaters See also storm petrel
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Example Sentences
The Petrel then took up position and shelled the fort with varying result, followed by the Raleigh.
The Olympia hurled about 70 5-inch shells and 16 8-inch shells, and the Petrel and the Raleigh about the same number each.
On that date the American gunboat Petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.
Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the Stormy Petrel.
A petrel it is, about the size of a house pigeon, and of a slate-blue colour.
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